This post is about a cardboard computer I built in 2015. It served as half of my simulation cluster during the latter half of my Ph.D. work. This is a continuation of a series of cardboard computer cases I’ve built (2014/2012, 2010). Compared to the previous boxes, this one packs even more systems (8 quad-core Haswells) into a box, while still sharing one power supply. . . . → Read More: A Cardboard Haswell Box

The ASRock H81M-ITX does support adjusting multiplier ratios for K series Haswell processors. Oddly, this works in BIOS version 1.90, but not version 2.00. My boards came with version 2.00, and I had to downgrade to 1.90.

The four-phase VRM does make a small amount of noise and gets rather hot. There are no heatsinks . . . → Read More: ASRock H81M-ITX Overclocking

After having built small cardboard cases for single computers, I tried building single cases for multiple machines. The idea is to share the power supply between four systems to reduce cost and increase packing density. Here are some pictures of two such systems I built . . . → Read More: More Cardboard Boxes

Gigabyte’s new UEFI BIOS is particularly well-suited for building Hackintoshes. However, many of Gigabyte’s recent motherboards, including all of the MicroATX Z77 and H77 boards, use the VIA VT2021 HD Audio codec chip, which is not well-supported. Since I’m building a Hackintosh with a GA-Z77M-D3H with VIA VT2021 chip, I decided to work around the audio issues by swapping the VT2021 with a Realtek ALC885 chip. . . . → Read More: Replacing VIA HD Audio Codec Chip